Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A mind turned only toward itself is easily fooled. It wobbles and wavers, and it cannot speak of what is deepest.
A mind that follows the Guru's teaching grows steady. The Everlasting One comes to live inside it, and the True Word turns sweet as nectar.
A mind turned on itself wobbles; the Guru's teaching makes it steady.
Manmukh means a mind turned only toward itself. This describes a state any of us can fall into, not a label for a person. BuDh kaachee means its thinking is weak and easily fooled. Manoo-aa dolai means the mind wobbles and wavers.
The opposite is gurmat nihchal: a mind made steady by the Guru's teaching. The Eternal One comes to live there. And the baanee, the Guru's Word, turns sweet like amrit, nectar.
Think of a wobbly table. Put one good leg under it, and suddenly you can set a full glass of water on top.
What makes your mind wobble, and what makes it steady?
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